jerry eckman article.. a nitrous mishap...
Isn't that ironic. Didn't he have a bottle of nitrous blow up on him in the pits one year back in like 96 or 97?
I was a big Eckman fan,he always remembered me. Hes a good guy in my book,saw him at the hotel last year in Bristol!I believe Jerry Eckman works for Tom Hammonds or Chaos' team. I can't remember which but I'm pretty sure it's one of them. As far as a lifetime suspension, I haven't heard that one. Eckman and Bill Orndorff were fined pretty heavy and I understood that Eckman had a 2 year suspension from driving. After NHRA kicked Orndorff's team out, he showed up a few weeks later with another team. About a year or so ago, Competition Plus had a really nice interview with Jerry telling what really happened. Look it up, it was a good read. It was a nice story and quite revealing. Funny, never heard the real story from any of the Illinois shop break-in victims. Jerry Eckman is a good guy and in my opinion, he got a bum rap.
Dave
About a year or so ago, Competition Plus had a really nice interview with Jerry telling what really happened. Look it up, it was a good read. It was a nice story and quite revealing. Funny, never heard the real story from any of the Illinois shop break-in victims. Jerry Eckman is a good guy and in my opinion, he got a bum rap.
Dave
so no one knows who frosty is eckman said someone else got this nickname.
Of the original $25,000 fine, Eckman was allowed to pay $13,000 of the fine in exchange for a three-race trial with the Dave Belli team. The agreement consisted of Eckman paying $1000 for each subsequent race he enters.Eckman has a lifetime suspension (as a driver) from the NHRA, He can get back in if he pays a pretty stiff fine.